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课件网) Reading and Thinking To learn something about the history and traditions of the UK; To introduce the history and traditions of UK briefly; To be able to master the language points appearing in the passage; Teaching aims 1. philosophy 2. kingdom 3. break away(from sb/sth) 4. battle 5. announce 6.adj.单独的；个别的 n.个人 7.adj.附近的；临近的 8.adj.军事的；军用的 9.n.证据；证明 10.adj.慷慨的；大方的；丰富的 Word Checking n.哲学 n.王国；领域 脱离；背叛；逃脱 n.战役；搏斗 v.搏斗；奋斗 v.宣布；通知；声称 individual nearby military evidence generous Let’s talk about the UK Hyde Park River Thams Let’s talk about the UK Big Ben The London Eye Tower Bridge Let’s talk about the UK This is the flag of the UK. Read the text and answer the questions. 1. What are the four countries of the United Kingdom Which two were the first to be joined together The four countries of the United Kingdom are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England and Wales were the first two to be joined together. Read the text and answer the questions. The two chief advantages of studying the history of a country are to help you understand more about the country and its traditions and to make visiting it more enjoyable. 2. According to the text, what are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country Carful reading part4 The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England—many people are confused by what these different names mean. So what is the difference between them, if any Getting to know a little bit about British history will help you solve this puzzle. Para1：What’s the puzzle The first sentence is to state the fact. The second sentence is to raise a question. The third sentence is to propose a solution. to introduce the following People are _____ by the _____ of different _____ about Britain. confused meaning names 2. Scan Para 2 and circle the words that describe time. 1. In what order is this paragraph organized Para 2 ~~~~~~~~~ In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England. Later, in the 18th century, the country Scotland was joined to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Most people just use the shortened name:“the United Kingdom” or “the UK”. People from the UK are called “British”, which means the UK is also often referred to as Britain or Great Britain. What method does the writer use in this passage to illustrate(talk about) his thought sequence of time（时间顺序法） time When What happened What changed 16th century 18th century 19th century 20th century Wales was joined to Kingdom of England Scotland was joined to England and Wales Irela ... ...
